The first ticket to the conference semifinals in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs can be punched tonight in Boston as the regular-season record-setting'Bruins host the Panthers in Game 5 of their series with Boston up 3-1 and -250 favorites at Caesars Sportsbook to finish things off. Boston top-six forward David Krejci will miss another game, and captain and future Hall of Famer Patrice Bergeron hasn't officially been cleared to r eturn as of this writing but will likely play. Florida has key injuries to Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad.
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